The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-27
THE coRoNEr HOME.
Return OF the Winner OF the ocean
Yacht Race.
Rough Experience with Fog. Rain
and Squalls.
March a Very Windy Month for
Racing.

Whistles blow, bells rang and cOlOrs dip
ped when the yacht Coronet sailed In from
the ocean fOgs and glided up the Narrows
to her anchorage of the oil works Of her
| owner In South Brooklyn. That's the boat
that beat the Dauntless In the ocean racep'
was the exclamation that leaped from lip to
| lip as the beautiful yacht folded her white
wings and lay at rest on the bosom Of the
shining bay. II was hah-past two O'Clock In
the afternoon when the anchor was dropped
by the green shores Of Bay Ridge.
A New York Herald reporter boarded the
yacht soon afterward and was cordially well
coined by Capt. G. j. Crosby. who won In
the great race with the Dauntless. The
dock Of the yacht looked as neat as ball
room floor, notwithstanding the nasty
weather Of TIE trip over.
Capt. Crosby said; "We had eighteen
days Of fog, and many days OF rain. The
weather was very cold for the time Of year.
the average temperature for days being as
degrees. l am not surprised that ocean
steamers ran into each other. have Just
heard Of the accident to the Britannia. 1t Is
Rwonder to me that there are not more fre-
quent collisions. In those ocean fogs It Is
impossible to hear anything but the wind.
1t kills all other sounds in fog, and neither
whistles nor bells can be heard until 1t Is
too late TO alter ships course. But Just as
soon as the fog lifts then you hear the
signals"
The Coronet left Cowes on Saturday, April
30th, and heard the bell Of Scotland Light
ship in a dense fog at II o'clock yesterday
morning. With the exception Of a few days
the entire passage was a dead beat to wind
ward in fogs and rain. Capt. Crosby's face
bore signs OF the great anxiety through
which he has recently passed, but his eagle
eye Is as bright as Il was the winters morn
ing he stood at the helm and steered his vic
torlous vessel before northwest gale.
what do l think Of racing across the
Western Ocean In the month Of March?"
well, those who went acress with me can
tell you.
II have been at sea forty-five years. and
never saw the wind blow as hard, nor such a
continuation OF nasty weather as we eneoun-
tered. The newspapers have exaggerated
everything but their descriptions Of tne gales
and cyclones"
What do you think Of the Dauntless, Cap
tain?"
THE Dauntless has been a good boat In
her day. but that has long since passed.
knew what to expect at that season Of the
year, and would rather have gone TO ''Snng
Harbor than crossed in her. When we
reached the other side the Englishmen were
most enthusiastic, and for days had given us
/ up as lost. Never has there been such a
March on the Irish coast in fifty years. 1t
| was almost a miracle that we reached Queens
| town without an accident to crew OF vessel"
Your navigation, Captain, shows that
| you came within fifty miles OF the great
circle. Was not that remarkable for sail
ut was the best ever was shipmates
with. Mr.. Anderson, you knew, was an old
Red Star captain, and | gave him entire
charge OF that department. | had all /
could do to sail the vessel and Iif anything
went wrong alone am TO blame.
Il stood both starboard and port watches,
and don't believe had two hours Of I'M
broken rest during the whole race tell
you what, sir, It was happy. moment TO me
when / saw Mizzentophead rising out Of the
sea and heard those famous bells OF Shandon
ringing cut their joyous welcome TO US that
bright Sunday morning. / have often seen
land before after long sea voyage, but
never with such feelings Of relief / went
right below and slept for thirty-six hours"
Did you have an opportunity to test the
Coronets speed with any Of the fast English
| yachts?"
mo. We lay at Cowes. oyerhauling our
ship and awaiting orders; but II any Of them
| want to try an ocean race they will not find
/ the COr0net a laggard."
IL saw the sails Of the Thistle. They
| were large and heavy extra duck, the light
odllo Dclub uuc-udu anu cOtLOu.
This seems to be quite as good an idea as 1t
| is novel.
''She is soon TO race with the Trek, and II
| she beats her will come to America II not,
| General Paine's new sloop will have TO try
| her mettle with the Trek"
The log Of the Coronet on her trip to the
| westward Is scarcely more than a succession
| OF strong winds, calms. rain and fog. Many
| Of the crew say that the return was almost
as uncomfortable as their March experience
Another laurel in the wreath Of Captain
| Crosby Is the navigation Of the COrOnet 10
the westward. He took his departure at
noon May /, when Lands End bore north
distant twelve miles. From that time he
was compelled to run by dead reckoning on
account OF the successive fogs and only for
few days during the twenty-five was ne ena-
bled to get an observation Of the sun.
AT 10 p. m. on May Sth the reef eriugle
| was torn out Of the foresail during heavy
| gale, and the Coronet put under storm try
| sails.
On the 18th inst, In heavy south-south-
i west squall and a drizZling rain, the hull OF
| wreck floating ON the surface OF the sea
| was passed at twenty minutes to 6 p m. In
latitude 4S9 90 ~, longitude Az 02' w.
On the nth they were compelled TO shorten
sail in heavy fog, owing to the proximity Of
| leebergs, the temperature OF the water fall
ing as low as $50 Fahrenheit. and the air 42'.
Two men were kept continually on Lookout
until the fog lifted
The COronet will be at her mOorings on
i South Brooklyn until further orders. 10 Is
| barely possible that Mr.. Bush will race her
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